Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin. Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Management

About this book

• Comprehensively presents pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis and management of cutaneous autoimmune diseases
• Thoroughly updated with new chapters on inflammatory diseases
• Presented by world experts in the field

Autoimmune disorders of the skin remain an enigma for many clinicians and scientists not familiar with these mostly severe and chronic diseases. The book provides an overview and the latest information on the broad spectrum of cutaneous autoimmune disorders for clinicians, scientists and practitioners in dermatology, medicine, rheumatology, ENT, pediatrics and ophthalmology. The book is unique since it presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis and management of these disorders provided by the world experts in the field. The primary intention is to broaden the understanding of the pathophysiology of cutaneous autoimmune disorders and to provide a practical guide to how to identify and handle these conditions. The book is illustrated with many tables, illustrative figures and clinical color photographs. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and extended by chapters on paraneoplastic cutaneous syndromes, atopic dermatitis and autoimmunity and Skin manifestations of rheumatic diseases.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner

Keywords » Autoimmunkrankheiten - Dermatologie - Hautkrankheiten - Psoriasis - Rheumatologie - Skleroderma - Urticaria - autoimmunity - dermatology - psoriasis - rheumatology - scleroderma - skin disorders - urticaria

Related subjects » Dermatology - Immunology - Ophthalmology - Otorhinolaryngology - Pediatrics - Rheumatology

Table of contents

1.Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Disease Martin Röcken, Tilo Biedermann
2.Autoantibody Detection Using Indirect Immunofluorescence on HEp-2 Cells Philipp von Landenberg
3.Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorders: Pemphigus Michael Hertl and Rüdiger Eming. Bullous Pemphigoid: Clinical features, diagnostic markers, and immunopathogenic mechanisms Giovanni Di Zenzo, Emmanuel Laffitte, Giovanna Zambruno and Luca Borradori. Dermatitis Herpetiformis Duhring Christian Rose and Detlef Zillikens. Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita Gene Kim, Mei Chen, Dafna Hallel-Halevy, and David T. Woodley
4.Scleroderma: Localized Scleroderma Dr. Cristián Vera Kellet, Dr. Catherine H. Orteu, and Dr. Jan P. Dutz. Progressive Systemic Scleroderm Nicolas Hunzelmann and Thomas Krieg
5.Lupus Erythematosus: Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Michael Sticherling. Subacute Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Donna M. Pellowski, Jane E. Kihslinger, and Richard D. Sontheimer
6.Dermatomyositis Ruth Ann Vleugels and Jeffrey P. Callen
1.Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Reiji Kasukawa 1.Sjögren’s Syndrome Robert I. Fox and Carla M. Fox 1. Psoriasis Vulgaris and Arthopathica Arnd Jacobi and Jörg Christoph Prinz
2.Chronic Urticaria as an Autoimmune Disease Clive Grattan, Michihiro Hide, and Malcolm W. Greaves 1. Lichen Planus, Lichenoid Eruptions and Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host-Reaction Miklós Simon Jr.
2.Small Vessel Vasculitides Peter Lamprecht and Wolfgang L. Gross
3.Skin Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases Camille Francès and Nicolas Kluger 1.Vitiligo Karin U. Schallreuter 1. Alopecia areata Pia Freyschmidt-Paul, Kevin McElwee, and Rolf Hoffmann 1.Autoimmune phenomena in atopic dermatitis Caroline Bussmann and Natalija Novak 1.Eosinophils in autoimmune bullous diseases Dagmar Simon and Hans-Uwe Simon 1.Paraneoplastic syndromes of the skin Peter Fritsch
2.Targeted Therapies in Autoimmune 19 and Inflammatory Skin Disorders Rüdiger Eming and Ingo H. Tarner